MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 (Self-Paced Training Kits) [Paperback]

Dejan Sarka (Author), Andy Leonard (Author), Javier Loria (Author), Adolfo Wiernik (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0735623422 | ISBN-13: 978-0735623422

EXAM PREP GUIDE

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-441—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Develop solutions that support business strategy
• Design attributes and define entities and entity relationships
• Create programmatic database objects using T-SQL and CLR
• Define data access requirements and work with schemas to manage objects
• Design reporting solutions with SQL Server Reporting Services
• Plan for unit testing, benchmarking, and deployment

PRACTICE TESTS

Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers?including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Your training kit includes:

• 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/12. Details inside.
• Official self-paced study guide.
• Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
• 200+ practice and review questions.
• Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices.
• 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
• Fully searchable eBook of this guide.

A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to [e-mail].

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From the Publisher

Key Book Benefits:

In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives--plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job

200+ practice and review questions

Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback

Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a handy exam-mapping grid

180-day evaluation version of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

15 percent exam discount voucher from Microsoft (limited-time offer)

Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

About the Author

Dejan Sarka is a mentor with SolidQ and focuses on development of database and business intelligence applications. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences such as TechEd, SqlDevCon, and PASS. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. As main author or coauthor, Dejan has written nine books about SQL Server. He has also developed three courses for SolidQ: Data Modeling Essentials, Data Quality and Master Data Management, and Data Mining.

Javier Loria is a SQL Server expert who works at Solid Quality Mentors where he combines deep technical expertise and real-world implementation experience to provide advanced solutions and training for the Microsoft SQL Server database platform.

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (September 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735623422
• ISBN-13: 978-0735623422
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.7 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Good for 70-441 Review April 26, 2008

By J. Ipock

Format:Paperback

This book really helped me prep for the 70-441 exam. I managed to pass it the first time. One thing the book itself doesn't really mention is that the exam questions are all case-study related, with "best answers" needed (when to use stored procs vs UDFs), not trivia-related issues (what stored procedure to call an when). The book could be improved somewhat to gear more for this test format.

The practice tests in the book CD are case-study related, but I still found them asking more questions that are trivia, as opposed to best-fit answers. Fot those, I recomend Transcender practice exams.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars SQL Server 2005 training kit review September 21, 2010

By John F. Eakins

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The training kits have a lot of information in them on how to do a specific task. However, remember that this training kit is geared toward the higher end versions of SQL Server. There are certain aspects of the training that just won't work with the Express edition or even the Standard editions, so, don't be disapointed with the book because if this. This book has a lot of hands on training that other books just don't have, plus they're geared toward passing an exam on the subject. Whether you take the exam or not, this book is well written with a lot of good information to be learned if you take the time to learn it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for SQL Server 2005 Self-Paced kits January 24, 2009

By Pascal Batzli Jr.

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've read all the books for SQL Server 2005 Self-Paced training kits, and this is the best one. Very well written, so it's easy to read and understand the concepts that are passed. I recommend it!